Disable tools and other components in the AEM interface

[Mailyn_TMo]

Hello everyone,
Context: I have created groups with their access permissions to Assets in the DAM system, all checked.
My question is: In AEM, is it possible to disable or hide all other options on the main panel so that only Assets are displayed? If so, how can this be done? Similarly, can the Tools option be disabled or hidden? It contains security, workflows, and other elements that I don't think users in these groups should have access to. Are there any drawbacks to doing this?

Thank you very much.

[ManviSharma]

Hello @Mailyn_TMo ,

Yes, this is possible. The tiles on the AEM start screen (Sites, Projects, Tools, etc.) are shown/hidden based on Read permissions on their root paths.

To show only Assets, remove Read access from all other console paths and keep it only on DAM:

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Allow: /content/dam
Allow: /libs/dam
Allow: /apps/dam (if used)

Deny/Remove Read:
/content
/content/projects
/content/experience-fragments
/libs/cq/core/content/nav/tools
/libs/cq/personalization
/content/screens
/libs/fmdita

--> Removing Read on /libs/cq/core/content/nav/tools hides the Tools menu.

Drawbacks:

• Do not block access to /libs broadly; only remove permissions on specific console nodes.

• Some DAM features (processing profiles, metadata schemas, workflows) may require selective read access under Tools.

This is the standard way to create a DAM-only user role.